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Snuffy "Hub Cap" McKinney wrote:
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"DerbyDad03" wrote in message ...
On Tuesday, August 16, 2016 at 11:49:29 AM UTC-4, Snuffy "Hub Cap" McKinney wrote:
"DerbyDad03" wrote in message ...
On Tuesday, August 16, 2016 at 11:24:24 AM UTC-4, Snuffy "Hub Cap" McKinney wrote:
"Mike Duffy" wrote in message ...
On Mon, 15 Aug 2016 20:11:14 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03 wrote:

Specific suggestions?

Yeah, drag out the ladder anyway, you'll need it to retrieve the drone.

LOL! Ditto to that. Neighbor kids are always coming over.... can we go in your back yard and get our "drone."

I agree it would be fun. Check out the quadcopters at the neighborhood RC hobby shop and fasten your cell camera to it? I have heard vibration can be a problem.

If I'm going to need a ladder to retrieve the drone, I sure don't want to
send my cell phone up with it. ;-)

Get a quadcopter for $60 and one of those $10 prepaid cell phones. Don't activate the phone - just start the video when you're ready to go and view it later. Cheap "drones" start at $500.

Well, I guess that's just a matter of semantics.

Technically, a quadcopter *is* a drone...

Stolen without permission from:

http://quadcopterhq.com/is-a-quadcopter-a-drone/

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Is a quadcopter a drone? Or a UAV?

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(UAV). But they differ significantly from what most people think of when they
hear the word drone. A drone, or an unmanned aerial vehicle (or UAS €“
unmanned aerial system), is simply an aircraft without a human pilot on board
it. One could make the case that a quadcopter like the Walkera Ladybird is
hardly an €œaircraft€� given its small size, but technically it is. As you
move towards the larger quadcopters, such as the DJI Phantom or the
professional grade videography models, it is easier to conceive of these
quads as aircraft.

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For scoping out the roof, what about a helium balloon? Can't get much lower cost than that.

Or just attaching a camera to a few lengths of conduit. Although, that eliminates the justification to get a drone.... LOL



On a long stick (much cheaper)

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/USB-Bores...AOSwd0BVrLB L

http://tinyurl.com/j5l8eeq

Wow, that's a great deal if the video is decent. Have you ever used one?